Private Business DesriptionIntroduction:I have been providing Assistive Technology services in Butte County since October of 1997 at which time I received my Assistive Technology Certificate from Northridge University. My background includes teaching students with a variety of disabilities for 18 years, previous to working in Assistive Technology. Assistive Technology, or AT, is any item, piece
Sunday, November 27, 2005
Private Business:Enabling Solutions ~ Opening DoorsEnabling People with Disabilitiesthrough TechnologyAlternative Solutions brought to your doorthroughout Butte CountyOptions for Independence…which assists people with disabilities to gain opportunities, make their own decisions, pursue activities and become more active in all aspects of life.Areas of expertise include:Computer AccessSoftware
Monday, October 17, 2005
Joke Websites- Building social interaction skills
As Linda Burkhart stated, "Jokes are great for building turn taking and social interaction skills. They can also be great as extensions to the language arts, science, social studies and math curriculum. Look for jokes related to specific topics or riddles that utilize vocabulary from a particular unit." Jokes are wonderful to use with communication switches and devices. (Try the sequential
Creative Ways to Use a Switch Communicator
From AbleNet Inc.
It is important to encourage and expect communication by offering activities and opportunities that are interesting to your students. This is especially important in situations when your students are just getting their first experience in voice output communication. Sequential message devices can be very powerful.
What Are Sequential Message Communication Devices?
These
Thursday, October 13, 2005
PowerPoint for Switch Access - How to Guide
PowerPoint for Switch Access Users
Talking Books
Microsoft
Office Power Point is a presentation program developed for computers.
In PowerPoint text, graphics, movies, music, and other objects are
inserted on individual pages or “slides”. You can make a Power Point
presentation for any topic and customize it with text, graphics, and
music to engage the audience.
Power Point is
AT for the LD Population (including iDevice Information)
Contents:
Discussion on AT for the LD population
AT Tools by subject concern
Low tech to high tech
Listing of sites for further information
Parent Resources
Free Supports
AT ideas for executive functioning and ADHD
Apps to support LD needs
Assistive technology can play to a student's strengths to support or work around their learning challenges. The use of technology to enhance
